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Vehicle 51508

Class 101

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: AEC 150 hp / Leyland 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30501
Diagram: 621

Allocations

10/03/59	New to	53B (Hull Botanic Gardens)
Jan-60	Depot code change	50C
3w/e 19/03/60	Transferred to	55H (Neville Hill)
3w/e 04/06/60	Transferred to	South Gosforth
Feb-64	Depot code change	52J
May-73	Depot code change	GF
w/e 08/06/74	Transferred to	BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
3w/e 02/05/76	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
13/05/84	Transferred to	HT (Heaton)
12/05/85	Transferred to	NC (Norwich)
10/05/92	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley) RDTS
11/12/92	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley) RFXX

Modifications

Nov-85 - Radio Electronic Token Block fitted
Nov-85 - Headlamp fitted

Refurbished

At Doncaster Works dated 05/10/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51438	59529	59530	51508			As delivered to 53B - 10th March 1959
	51438	59529	59530	51508			Transfer to 55H - 3w/e 19/03/60
	51438	59530	59577	51508			Transfer to South Gosforth - 3w/e 04/06/60
	51438	59381	51508				Noted 07/09/68 - at York¹
	50201	59535	51508				Noted 31/08/71 - at Newcastle¹
	51443	59535	51508				Transfer to BG - w/e 08/06/74
	51955	59769	59779	51984	51508		Noted 05/01/75 - on Botanic Gardens depot²
	51957	51968	59771	59779	51984	51508	Noted 09/01/75 - at Selby²
	50581	59226	51508				Noted 08/09/75 - at Doncaster¹
	50582	59228	51508				Noted 29/10/75 - at Brough¹
	50253	51508					Noted 06/12/75 - at Brough¹
	51443	51508					Transfer to NL - 3w/e 02/05/76
	51506	59089	59055	51508			Noted Jan-77
	51508	59107	59055	51506			Noted circa 07/1983³
	51213	51508					Noted circa 03/1985³
102	53180	59055	51508				Noted 26/05/85 - at Norwich²
104	51508	59084	51506				Listed at Norwich - circa Nov-85
104	51508	59084	51506				Listed at NC - Dec-85
104	51508	59055	51506				Noted 12/04/1986³
104	51508	59055	51506				Listed at Norwich - Summer 1986
103	51508	59055	53266				Listed at NC - Apr-87
103	53315	59118	51508				Noted 20/06/1987³
101	53266	59055	51508				Noted 29/08/1987³
100	51508	59095	53181				Listed at NC - Feb-90
100	51508	59095	53181				Noted circa 08/1990³
100	51508	59095	53181				Listed at NC - 21/01/91
100	51508	59095	53181				Listed at NC - Jul-91
101	51506	59055	51508				Noted circa 08/1991³
100	51508	59095	53181				Listed at NC - Aug-91
101	51506	59055	51508				Listed at NC - Dec-91
100	51508	59093	53193				Noted Apr-92
T057	53294	51508					Listed at TS - 02/07/92
T053	53818	51508					Listed at TS - 02/07/92
	51184	51508					Noted 17/08/92 - on a Nottingham-Skegness service
T057	51184	51508					Listed at TS - 24/09/92
	51184	51508					Noted 28/10/92 - On 15:45 Sheffield - Sleaford⁴
Spare	51508						Listed at TS - November 1992
spare	51508						Listed at TS - 10/12/92

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: David Bellamy

Images:

19th September 1976

British Rail Class 102 DMCL, Metropolitan-Cammell DMU E51508, on stands in Doncaster Works. Sunday 19 September 1976. Ian 10B.

20th August 1990

Set number: 100

Class 101 DMU set No. 100 (51508 + 59095 + 53181) stands at Saxmundham working the 12:55 Lowestoft to Ipswich service on 20 August 1990. It can be hard to tell which power car is which in these Norwich TBSL sets but this is an easy one when it contained these vehicles as 51508 has the orange cantrail stripe, 53181 didn't. Also 51508 has mid-level vac pipes, 53181 had high level ones. Brian Creasey.

23rd September 1990

Set number: 100

Class 101 Metro Cammell 3-car DMU NC set 100 (51508 + 59095 + 53181) at Lowestoft on 23-9-90. On Tour with the Class 13 Army.

23rd September 1990

Set number: 100

Class 101 Metro Cammell 3-car DMU, NC set 100, 51508 and presumably 59095 + 53181 (DMCL + TSBL + DMCL) arrived at Lowestoft from Ipswich on 23-9-90. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

25th February 1991

Set number: 100

Two class 101s standing at the buffers at Lowestoft, closest is 51508 on the rear of the 1255 to Ipswich and 53193 at the rear of the 1250 to Norwich. 25 February 1991. Keith Long.

7th June 1992

Set number: T057

51508 Class 101 DMS, set number T057, is seen outside the factory at Tyseley 07.06.1992. This had just been transferred to Tyseley from Norwich and had yet to have the Norwich set number 100 removed. Andy Cole.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: circa 1963

A four-car DMU Met-Camm near Darlington with Leeds on the destination blind, circa 1963/4. The third vehicle is a buffet car, all the buffets were allocated to South Gosforth during the yellow panel era. The rear car is a DMBS, the closest car - which has some bodyside damage just past the roundel and a shedplate on the solebar - seems to be E51508 or E51509. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 20th August 1990

Set number: 100

Class 101 DMU set No. 100 (53181 + 59095 + 51508) departs Saxmundham working the 12:55 Lowestoft to Ipswich service on 20 August 1990. Brian Creasey.

Date: 23rd September 1990

Set number: 100

Lowestoft trainshed on 23-9-90. Hiding behind the notice boards is Norwich Class 101 set 100 DMCL 53181 (53181 + 59095 + 51508). On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Date: 25th February 1991

Set number: 102

Seen waiting departure from a misty Lowestoft are Class 101 DMUs numbers E51508 with the 1255hrs to Ipswich and E53168, E59084 and E53193 with the 1250hrs to Norwich. Keith Long.

Date: 17th August 1992

A 2-car Class 101 DMU (51184/51508) at Sleaford West Junction with a Nottingham-Skegness working on 17 August 1992. Lewis Bevan.

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